Book · 2025 · Education
An Abundance of Caution
American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions
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Well, my next guest, David Zwag, has a new book out tomorrow that is a thorough account of the faulty decision-making process behind the school closures. It's right here. I have it in hand. And the book is called An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions.
Megyn Kelly · The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 2025 Listen at 52:46 What they say about it
- Examining bad decisions“a story of bad decisions”5
- Account of school closures“thorough account of the faulty decision-making process”2
The best things said about it
Megan, you interviewed David Zwig, as did we at the fifth column about his book, An Abundance of Caution, which looks back at why did we basically close schools when the rest of the world had figured out that we shouldn't during co um boiling it down very quickly.
This is something that is both a difficult but necessary read.
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An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions by David Zweig is an investigative examination of the institutional decision-making processes and faulty rationales that led to prolonged pandemic school closures. Megyn Kelly strongly recommended the book on The Megyn Kelly Show, holding up a physical copy during the broadcast and praising it as a thorough, vital account of bureaucratic failures while repeatedly urging her audience to purchase it. Nate Silver introduced Zweig on Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova to discuss the findings of the investigation, where the author acknowledged that the publication is both a difficult and a necessary read. Michael Moynihan also referenced the book on The Megyn Kelly Show to draw parallels regarding media complicity and the broader societal fallout of pandemic-era policies. Across these discussions, the participants focused on the book's rigorous unpacking of why educational institutions remained shut down long after international evidence suggested otherwise, positioning the text as an essential historical reckoning for public health decision-making.
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Megyn Kelly By the way, the book is called An Abundance of Caution by David Zwig, spelled Z Wii G. 5
“Well, my next guest, David Zwag, has a new book out tomorrow that is a thorough account of the faulty decision-making process behind the school closures. It's right here. I have it in hand. And the book is called An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions.”
“Well, my next guest, David Zwag, has a new book out tomorrow that is a thorough account of the faulty decision-making process behind the school closures. It's right here. I have it in hand. And the book is called An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. A story of bad decisions. Man, that's”
“By the way, the book is called An Abundance of Caution by David Zwig, spelled Z Wii G.”
“The book is called An Abundance of Caution, American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions by David Sw.”
“Don't forget to buy this book. It's called An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. David Zwig, Zwig. Great to see you.”
David Zweig But with all that said, to my mind, this is something that is both a difficult but necessary read. Um so, S… 2
“But with all that said, to my mind, this is something that is both a difficult but necessary read. Um so, Scar Tissue be damned.”
“So people need to understand, remember at the beginning of the pandemic, Megan, they had the um flatten the curve meme. Everyone they show if everyone just follows our orders, then it'll go down and then you don't have to worry about the hospitals being overwhelmed. And they had all these models saying two million people will die within the”
Michael Moynihan Megan, you interviewed David Zwig, as did we at the fifth column about his book, An Abundance of Caution, w… 1
“Megan, you interviewed David Zwig, as did we at the fifth column about his book, An Abundance of Caution, which looks back at why did we basically close schools when the rest of the world had figured out that we shouldn't during co um boiling it down very quickly.”
Nate Silver David Zwag is a journalist and author, most recently of the book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools… 1
“David Zwag is a journalist and author, most recently of the book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions.”
